Running back, Minnesota, 2011–⁠14

David Cobb

Number
No. 27
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Killeen, TX
Born
Jun 3, 1993, in Killeen, Texas

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David Cobb played running back at Minnesota (2011–⁠14). The Tennessee Titans took Cobb in round 5, No. 138 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,629
Rushing yards, 2014 (Minnesota, 8–⁠5)
Best game
220 yards
Vs. Middle Tennessee, week 2, 2014: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 138
Round 5, 2015 NFL Draft (Tennessee Titans)

Career highs

220rushing yards, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 20143rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ohio State, 2014

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011Minnesota10575.7029
2012Minnesota188.008
2013Minnesota2371,2025.1760
2014Minnesota3151,6295.21367
Career5632,8965.12067

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Minnesota133.003
2013Minnesota1717410.2027
2014Minnesota1616210.1033
Career3433910.0033

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Minnesota27RB
2012Minnesota27RB
2013Minnesota27RB
2014Minnesota27RB5′11″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Minnesota2440.0648th (n=226)0.0714.431%0.02
2014Minnesota3330.1353rd (n=253)0.1243.939%0.26

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Minnesota 13 games, 1,629 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.Eastern IllinoisW 42–⁠201471013222
Sep 6vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠2429220248––
Sep 13atTCUL 7–⁠301541014116
Sep 20vs.San José StateW 24–⁠734207219––
Sep 27atMichiganW 30–⁠1432183034350
Oct 11vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠17309701115
Oct 18vs.PurdueW 39–⁠383519411910
Oct 25atIllinoisL 24–⁠282211826727
Nov 8vs.IowaW 51–⁠141674111––
Nov 15vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠3127145330––
Nov 22atNebraskaW 28–⁠241580117229
Nov 29atWisconsinL 24–⁠3425118140––
Jan 1 ✦vs.MissouriL 17–⁠332181018433
2013 Minnesota 13 games, 1,202 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.UNLVW 51–⁠23669060––
Sep 7atNew Mexico StateW 44–⁠2195611716
Sep 14vs.Western IllinoisW 29–⁠121382230110
Sep 21vs.San José StateW 43–⁠2425125235––
Sep 28vs.IowaL 7–⁠2382006316
Oct 5atMichiganL 13–⁠427220726
Oct 19atNorthwesternW 20–⁠1720103024121
Oct 26vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠2331138018111
Nov 2atIndianaW 42–⁠3929188159248
Nov 9vs.Penn StateW 24–⁠1027139144330
Nov 23vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠201768016214
Nov 30atMichigan StateL 3–⁠1427101012––
Dec 27 ✦vs.SyracuseL 17–⁠211891017112
2012 Minnesota 1 game, 8 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 29atIowaL 13–⁠31180813
2011 Minnesota 3 games, 57 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 24vs.North Dakota StateL 24–⁠371303––
Oct 1atMichiganL 0–⁠58854029––
Oct 29vs.IowaW 22–⁠211000––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠13).

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height5′10⅞″
Weight229 lb
Arm length31⅝″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan76⅜″W
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump38½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.01 s
20-yard shuttle4.55 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 7 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2015Tennessee Titans75214611−2

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2018CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders *
2019AAFSan Antonio Commanders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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